luanti/doc/sscsm_api.md

Server-sent client-side modding (SSCSM) API reference

Warning: SSCSM is very experimental. The API will break. Always start your mod with a version check (using core.get_version()).

In SSCSM, the server sends scripts to the client, which it executes client-side (in a sandbox, see also sscsm_security.md). As modder, you can add these scripts to your server-side mod, and tell the engine to send them.

Please refer to lua_api.md for server-side modding. (And refer to client_lua_api.md for client-provided client-side modding (CPCSM).)

Loading mods

Paths

SSCSM uses a virtual file system (just a dictionary of virtual paths (strings)) to file contents (strings).

Each mod's files have paths of the form modname:foo/bla.lua. Please don't rely on this, use core.get_modpath() instead.

The virtual file paths within a mod are meant to mimic the filepaths on the server, for example <modpath>/common/foo.lua gets sent as modname:common/foo.lua.

The engine loads modname:init.lua for all mods, in server mod dependency order.

There is client and server builtin (modnames are *client_builtin* and *server_builtin*). The server builtin is sent from the server, like any other SSCSM, and the client builtin is located on the client.

Mod sending API

Currently, you can not add any mods. There's only a small hardcoded preview script in C++ which is loaded when you set enable_sscsm to singleplayer.

API

Unless noted otherwise, these work the same as in the server modding API.

Global callbacks

• core.register_globalstep(function(dtime))

SSCSM-specific API

• core.get_node_or_nil(pos)
• core.get_content_id(name)
• core.get_name_from_content_id(id)

Util API

• core.log([level,] text)
• core.get_us_time()
  • Limited in precision.
• core.parse_json(str[, nullvalue])
• core.write_json(data[, styled])
• core.is_yes(arg)
• core.compress(data, method, ...)
• core.decompress(data, method, ...)
• core.encode_base64(string)
• core.decode_base64(string)
• core.get_version()
• core.sha1(string, raw)
• core.sha256(string, raw)
• core.colorspec_to_colorstring(colorspec)
• core.colorspec_to_bytes(colorspec)
• core.colorspec_to_table(colorspec)
• core.time_to_day_night_ratio(time_of_day)
• core.get_last_run_mod()
• core.set_last_run_mod(modname)
• core.urlencode(value)

Other

• core.get_current_modname()
• core.get_modpath(modname)

Builtin helpers

• math.* additions

• vector.*

• core.global_exists(name)

• core.serialize(value)

• core.deserialize(str, safe)

• dump2(obj, name, dumped)

• dump(obj, dumped)

• string.* additions

• table.* additions

• core.formspec_escape(text)

• core.hypertext_escape(text)

• core.wrap_text(str, limit, as_table)

• core.explode_table_event(evt)

• core.explode_textlist_event(evt)

• core.explode_scrollbar_event(evt)

• core.rgba(r, g, b, a)

• core.pos_to_string(pos, decimal_places)

• core.string_to_pos(value)

• core.string_to_area(value, relative_to)

• core.get_color_escape_sequence(color)

• core.get_background_escape_sequence(color)

• core.colorize(color, message)

• core.strip_foreground_colors(str)

• core.strip_background_colors(str)

• core.strip_colors(str)

• core.translate(textdomain, str, ...)

• core.translate_n(textdomain, str, str_plural, n, ...)

• core.get_translator(textdomain)

• core.pointed_thing_to_face_pos(placer, pointed_thing)

• core.string_to_privs(str, delim)

• core.privs_to_string(privs, delim)

• core.is_nan(number)

• core.parse_relative_number(arg, relative_to)

• core.parse_coordinates(x, y, z, relative_to)

• core.inventorycube(img1, img2, img3)

• core.dir_to_facedir(dir, is6d)

• core.facedir_to_dir(facedir)

• core.dir_to_fourdir(dir)

• core.fourdir_to_dir(fourdir)

• core.dir_to_wallmounted(dir)

• core.wallmounted_to_dir(wallmounted)

• core.dir_to_yaw(dir)

• core.yaw_to_dir(yaw)

• core.is_colored_paramtype(ptype)

• core.strip_param2_color(param2, paramtype2)

• core.after(time, func, ...)

Lua standard library

• assert
• collectgarbage
• error
• getfenv
• ipairs
• next
• pairs
• pcall
• print
• rawequal
• rawget
• rawset
• select
• setfenv
• getmetatable
• setmetatable
• tonumber
• tostring
• type
• unpack
• _VERSION
• xpcall
• dofile
  • Overwritten.
• load
  • Overwritten.
• loadfile
  • Overwritten.
• loadstring
  • Overwritten.
• coroutine.*
• table.*
• math.*
• string.*
  • except string.dump
• os.difftime
• os.time
• os.clock
  • Reduced precision.
• debug.traceback

LuaJIT jit library

• jit.arch
• jit.flush
• jit.off
• jit.on
• jit.opt
• jit.os
• jit.status
• jit.version
• jit.version_num

Bit library

• bit.*

API only for client builtin

• core.get_builtin_path()
  • Returns path, depending on which builtin currently loads, or nil.
• debug.getinfo(...)
• INIT
  • Is "sscsm".